Hard Wax Oil - Food Safe Interior Wood Finish
£19.95
(1-2 Business Day Tracked)
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"Embrace the beauty of natural wood with Gilboys Hard Wax Oil - Safe, Resilient, and Effortless to apply. Gilboys Hard Wax Oil offers the best protection and a smooth satin sheen for all your wood surfaces."
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Hard Wax Oil by Gilboys - A quick drying blend of raw beeswax, linseed oil, carnauba wax and orange oil. A Natural Wood Finish for Furniture and Interiors.
- Food Safe.
- Child Safe.
- No Pesticides.
Your wooden surfaces deserve the best. With our Hard Wax Oil, you can ensure they get just that - a high-quality natural finish that brings out the inherent beauty of wood. No harsh chemicals, no pesticides - just a quick-drying blend of raw beeswax, linseed oil, carnauba wax, and orange oil, ensuring a safe and environmentally friendly choice for your home.
Easy To Apply
Unlike traditional finishes, our hard wax oil is simple to apply with a cloth, brush, or roller, providing a protective, satin sheen to your wood. And with our professional trade tips, you'll have all the guidance you need for a flawless finish.
Natural Ingredients
This interior wood finish is composed of natural wax and oil, ensuring an environment that is free of hazardous chemicals, as well as completely safe for children. The absence of pesticides makes this product a reliable choice.
Water Resistant
A minimum of two coats is advised to achieve a good level of resistance to spills of tea, coffee, wine and soft drinks.
Hard Wearing
The real magic of Gilboys Hard Wax Oil lies in its durability. This finish is highly resistant to scratches and scuffs, perfect for high-traffic areas like kitchen counters and dining tables. It’s also water-resistant, safeguarding against spills and can withstand high temperatures from hot tableware or drinks. Plus, it is certified slip-resistant (BS 7976-2PTV), making it a safe choice for both domestic and commercial areas.
Heat Resistant
Extensive trials show that our Hard Wax Oil offers exceptional resistance to high temperatures, such as those generated by hot tableware or drinks. We recommend two applications for optimal protection.
Food Safe
One of our proudest features is our commitment to safety. Because we only use natural plant oils and waxes, our hard wax oil is non-toxic and safe to be applied on surfaces where food is prepared and stored, providing a secure, hygienic coating that is safe for the whole family.
It is suitable for use on all untreated wooden surfaces, including wooden toys, doors, floors, tables, and kitchen countertops.
Slip-Resistant (Rated R12)
Slip-resistance rating R12 (Good)*. Tested in accordance with BS 7976-2 / UKSRG Guidelines and DIN 51130:2004 standards on Maple, Teak, Pine, Sapele, English Ash, English Oak and Iroko wood flooring.
Test Report for Pendulum Testing to BS7976-
*The R scale runs from R9 to R13, where R9 is slippery when wet, and R13 the least slippery. Floor surfaces that are classified by the DIN 51130 standard as R9 (or in some instances R10) will be slippery when used in wet or greasy conditions.
Invest in the enduring beauty of your wooden surfaces today with Gilboys Hard Wax Oil. For interiors that are as safe as they are stunning, there’s no better choice.
Application
- Ensure the wood surface is smooth, clean and dry before applying
- Use a good quality lint free cloth, brush or sponge roller to apply
- Apply two coats for best results on high traffic areas such as floors, kitchen worktops and dining tables
- Sanding between each coat is not always necessary but advisable for a smoother finish
*Rougher surfaces may increase the drying time and will require more applications to achieve a smooth finish.
Trade Tips
- On initial application, if possible, remove the excess hard wax oil with a lint free cloth as you apply it. This will help reduce the drying time.
- Unlike traditional varnishes our hard wax oil is not a viscous coating and will perform much better if applied in multiple thin layers as opposed to heavy single applications.
- Our hard wax oil is also very effective to use as a sanding sealer. Wipe it on bare wood and allow it to soak in for a few minutes. Then wipe away all the excess oil and allow to dry.
Approximate Coverage
500ml: 10m2
1L: 20m2
Drying Time
Our hard wax oil is made with natural ingredients. A single application will usually be dry in 8 hours. The drying time may extend in cold and humid environments.
* The best drying conditions are achieved by applying the hard wax oil sparingly in a warm, well ventilated room.
I’m mainly using this on some internal oak doors and I’m really pleased with the finish.
I found an old Ercol 478 Chair locally and bought it to recondition. It was a mission! I wanted to clean it back to the wood. It took a very long time! I used several differently shaped cabinet scrapers to clean it back to the wood and then bleached it to a lighter shade. (I used 2 part Rustins wood bleach and the trusty sun). I then sanded it smooth using 80 and then 240 grit (as thats what I had to hand) and applied 2 coats of Gilboy;s Clear Hard Wax oil. in Satin. I re-webbed it with new Pirelli webbing. I still need to sew the new cushion cover for it but you can see what it'll look like. I am beyond delighted with the end results! Here are some pictures of before and after for you. I will never use another Hard Wax oil again. It smells amazing too!
It’s really very important to follow the process when using these products. Like, really follow carefully (the Gilboys you tube vids are excellent) Then you will get unmatched results. Like the bees that worked hard to produce some of the ingredients - you will need to too. Wow though - the result is incredible, trust me (and them) on that.
Brilliant product and I bought the wax polish as well. So easy to use after careful preparation and the final result is very pleasing.
I have an old scrubbed pine table that I thought would take less looking after using this product.
It goes on easily and brings out the beauty of the wood, but for me it darkened the colour too much. I have sanded it again with wet and dry to take it down a shade so hoping it will still repel stains.
I thought it was a lovely touch to add the sunflower seeds thank you
I've been restoring a Victorian oak dinning table and after watching Simon’s youtube video I decided to try the hard wax oil - and I'm so glad I did. So simple to apply and to clean up I've used 3 coats as the oak was in desperately in need of nourishment. A beautiful satin finish. Thank you will definitely use again on other projects.
Thank you so much for all the wonderful information on YouTube that has assisted my first attempt at restoring an old pub stool that belonged to my great grandad. The final finish with your hard wood oil was just perfect. I never realised how beautiful the stool was having only known it painted a hideous brown. I haven’t got a before photo but have a WIP one and a final one. The pub table is next and a pine kitchen table where I’ll try out the bees wax. A great product, lots on great online advice.
The response to my question was prompt as was the delivery of the oil.
The packaging was beautiful, very well presented however I haven’t been able to use the product yet so can’t comment.
I used Gilboy’s Hard Wax Oil for the first time on unfinished Oak Cabinets. It’s the only product I used on them and they turned out GORGEOUS!! Easy to use, non toxic, unique finish without having to stain! I’m a can for life.
This is such a lovely hard wax, easy to use & gives a great finish.
First purchased a small tin to finish an early 1900’s dining table. I was so impressed I’ve bought a larger tin for our other restoration projects. As with all Gillboys products, it’s now our first port of call for finishing!